0109 GMT: Authorities announce that there will be no further updates until tomorrow morning so we are closing the Live Report on the bombings at the iconic Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured more than 100. Authorities have said they do not know who is behind the attacks or why, specifically declining to suggest whether the perpetrators might be foreign or American. Â The investigation will continue in the coming days and weeks.Â
0058 GMT: Police confirm that three people were killed and more than 100 people were injured in the attack, but they decline to give specifics or confirm that a child was among those killed.
0052 GMT: Police Commissioner Ed Davis vows to find the perpetrator or perpetrators of the twin blasts. Â “We will turn every rock over to find whoever did this.”
0048 GMT: Patrick says everyone should expect tight security around the city tomorrow, especially on public transportation. He said the FBI has taken the lead in the investigation of the attack.
“It is a criminal investigation that is a potential terrorism investigation,” the FBI special agent in charge Rick DesLauriers said.
0045 GMT: Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick takes the podium flanked by federal and local law enforcement officials.
0026 GMT: The organizers of the Boston Marathon issue a statement, expressing condolences to “all those who were affected in any way by today’s events.”
“Today is a sad day for the City of Boston, for the running community, and for all those who were here to enjoy the 117th running of the Boston Marathon. What was intended to be a day of joy and celebration quickly became a day in which running a marathon was of little importance.
“We can confirm that all of the remaining runners who were out on the course when the tragic events unfolded have been returned to a community meeting area.
The organizers also address the nitty gritty of getting runners who were evacuated from the course reunited with their things.
“At this time, runners bags in Boston which remain unclaimed may be picked up by runners presenting their bib number or proof of race participated at the Castle, at 101 Arlington Street, in Boston.
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